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carolina watchman si:>ii-\v ii ui.t vol xix salisbury n c july s lsfji number is j j bru-ner editor and proprietor terms nii i no $ l fi.oo ton in the n a m v p ro i - 1 , i a it i'a ni'tit always in correspondence cue a ii ii i ted correspo idetioe between g*n uutlen und m agrudl r i characteristic vlugrutlor fill b oul oi'.'iipicd i but iiiuk n ,.. deiitlj ol the belief f the lowell , _ o .- 1 il towards ihe close it become â– rich | not l.n gtn bulltr <<> col hoigrwtot |),\ i ion il tuui mi i i lis in ne 11 i hi i : ii ollicui * ommuudiiig the |-' itei-n ill ( mint v hi idjje : \,, - -( apt . i>a i.'s and ln-ut poller ol the j ii |;,. iii \ . w vork vuluihuere uv i d 111 i lie boel f i lie laic e li ne ir ( utility britlgi foi tin puipi.se if bringing awaj hiij deud or wounded that i u h ell lel'l behind i trtlst the unurii â– , . i tuvilueil warfare will be exi nil d to j ffplilleinon as i hav no loll lit they will i have i'ome prisoners mk.-n with nuns \ tholr hands whom you initfbt desire ot be v | ijj to exehaoge for an peieons that ml ht i v been in unf'ortunute ih to have fallen into l li ur builds if you deem a eoui.se ilesiiahlc t ,_. i mi \ in a proper cartel might be . , i ii , i lilni jll i he he.uei nf linn hole , 1 n in ' vies | i | mve ihe honor lo bo most respect ully | i obed'nt serv't ui.-.j f bu ixbk m jj ii getu i al co^iunaiidiug r i m at udsr to gen butler lli'l.iql mi'll.lis yokk tow.s 1 um 10 il i ,. laral u f butler commanding port monroe si our people had ordera lo brlag any irumuiiicailons intended for the communder the forces at county bridge or bethel to is place and by a particular route â€” irenoe â– ,,; from cnpt davics the bearer i fi ;!,, _. t | at you hail foil i p so ne ; s lo wll i a : .. iron i r an l three citizens m t-sara carter ', wiiitmu lively and merr am ihe lust being â– ciiizau of vi ami i in your pu-.--e.-i.-iou and j a k inie in you ure desirous to exchui â– :â€¢â– m ,, for a c.orresp nding number of federal 4 p v â– n i - lii.-ts v iiii me i a . h)nr oftvr so fat a the troopei who i u i | 4 . is ., : siaui 1 ii f will send to-morrow it ; o nek in the alteriiooii it it will be cou a puderal soldier in ex huiige for bun i with resp il i 1 the wounded my first oars 5 is to have them intended to meilic.il a(i i and c ifef 1 uursillg have been pl'ovded itirii.-ad i had buried ou the held of battle lis was done within silciii of ihe coulia us wlutch were devastating the homos of ; â– .â€¢ the citizens in ur possession n--i ulu duubtless defended their home l u : i in to their ceriaiti knowledge with or without the authority of ihe ral goveranoent destroyed the private iri of their neighbors breaking up even of the ladies and coalmining dep ions numberless und of every description federal prisoner if it be agreeable t 1 you 14 sent to or u ear hampton by a sergeant will receive tbe sidctte carter who was . ed by your troops before h battle coin ed i i not think Â» more formal pro ceseary you have but one prison mine and n rf was not taken in battle \\ iu lo delivi 1 one pederul prisoner tear l unptoii by : Â» sergeant in in ex . . private carter be accepted please a i.i or iheofficer in command ai llethel ch and it shdl be done it is scarcely ity for me tu.ii the gentlemen who bore i have been received ivith every cour â– citizens ns well as by ourselves .-.â€¢ th honor to be very respectfully itc j i.a.mitikao maoiiuue gol com'g '.'â– 1 butler to col magruder iikaiiouartrnb dep't of virginia , portress monro june 13 lbtil j li l a,;i'iiiler t'i llilll hiding the forces ut yorktown : youi favor of june v2i by capt i-s with 1 flag of truce was this rtio ruing d 1 desire first to thank you for the lesy s'no'vn in tin bklg and lit mess-ngers acco 11 ihe exchange i'm private curler iwo citizens whiting and lively were n with arm in ibeir hands nm of winch discharged from the house of whiting 1 he column of our troops when all resist v.'as 1 le.-s onii when ins attack was assassination and when no offense bad ' cuinnii i'd against him the bouse from ii t le shot was fired and a building which pari of your outposts are the only i .: at.n'i < â– 1 1 j s â€¢ â– < i by troops under m.v i and the light of these had ceased fore your men ventured out from under ihworks and ditches to do usthecour of burying oir dead â€” for which aol vou â€¢ my sincere thauks after our troops wed from the field â€” limns after a build 'â– â– â– burned which furnished our wounded islter uid from which u-e bad moved n but was not binned bv our men for r kind treatment of any wounded you may tse lo accept my assurances of deep and with the oertaiutv iln't at any iportunity such courtesy and kiud fi '' i'l l â– reciprocated try that an officer so distinguished in nf the united states as yourself "â€¢â– rue i moment , suppose that the wanton of im'iva private property would â– p 'â€¢'â€¢â€¢ 1 â– . , i anthoii.-ed or tolerated by the fj'e'i'.il govern men i and its officers many of pj ai votir late associates kven now 1 jour letter is being answered and ibis is mi its way to ycill a most mi nious and hi i rare punish me nt ( in iii presence of nil the liniijin i cur tins post is being iiilliclcd on in n w ho i a ve eillisled iii ihe : 1 v i e ol till i ill led siai.'s not iii iii-is tin plundering private pro perty all the private iroperl which could ii 1 1 l the nil i , in i nil si i ii i inn , in cm is llii i . 1 1 contraband of war 01 inr-nusof feiditig or aid ing in e ne ii iv . u in il hi he â– ii llloi i a lit witlllll lo in or ill an v lias ciuiie into the i hands ol m lroops,uiid discovered wlih the it rictus e \ a niiii.it ii in , has been taken account nt colli eli-ll logrl he || he m ell lip to lilnhe ' peaceable niti/ens who have coins forward to make c i in lor it a lloliiil ill seri.-lals hai been organized and hits ulrcud reported in ... ill nil \ i tin propert til pi-aee.ili . nil l gciii . iiecessai ii s destroyed in ordei io convince you thai no wrong ijas been done to privatt propert by snj one in auihoriiy in theaestioe of ihe i iiit'd > ales i do in \ m il th liiiimi lo inclose a oopj i u gi n il ml r from ih.s dp pa rtu i tit w iii i 1 1 will sufficiently exului'.i i sell . and ihe on si active measttreahuvebeen taken rigidly loininii-i it ami to punish violatii.ns i he i en i h,il i in i e ha \ .- in h ii loll iii it i 1 ) sporadic c.is.-h i uumg to provide pnpperly i'niii inilli d li llttd men undi i m command i nlii.i a ml iii-isi situ . i u i.--i i , and believe thev will iii the future !,,â€¢ snlislanti 1 1 1 1 1 \ pre v nieil ii ml i me hi ihej i.!i ill be i epali ed . in t'nvnt of ill loyal c.iiy.-i.h us i'm n in mj pnw.-r on have done me the honor lo inform ma ' thai yidt 1 1 o cartel is u n piisonei lakeu in buttle thai is quite true he was nsleipon his p.isi and ill corn Â» me thai his thu-e colli patolis icl'l in sin h lisle t 11 ii i the fol'glll lo wuke linn up 11 i they being inounteu und i inv men on foot tin race was n difficult oi e i i it is not ihe intention of yotir iiuthtii liui to ; rent the ell c.'e ns nf v irginlu , lulti it in uci ual oonfliei with i in i mi i d si at s to pnldiers in si hat lighl shall t lie v bo rondrlt red ' plcuse hi to ti n i ne iii wliii i ligli t \ mi regard them if not sofdlera mnsl the nol be tissu-sins ' \ aei geuni of cit|itiiin du ii h cmnmiiiid will be charged to meet your -> rgeunt al four o'clock at the i illuge . t hampton for ihe ! purpose o i the exchange of private carter 1 need ho i r , | your allen'mii to the fact lb.it there will he iin an thoi r/ed acts of vu lelice collluiil l.ll b lllnse who ilie lint sulli cieatly uudai tbe reairaiut i ih ft r commatid ing officers my men compl tin thai an am ! bu slice having the wounded wuh fired into by yotw imv.iii und i am informed thai il you : nave any prisoners tin \ were laken while en gaged in ilin pious f u t %- to theii wottnded i comrades and not in b il le it > is never oc curred io my n i nd ih.it either firing into the ambulance < r the c ipturiug persons in charge i of the wounded men i un act uitboii recogniied ur sanctioned h so geiitleiuuti in command of ihe forces in virginia before i this unhappy si rift i bud nol he n ,,. ... us inineil to regard the ui is el my lute ussociate | citiaens ol the united siuies and i buve seen notllillg in l is course of ibis . mitt i in the acts of c in >*-<â€¢ in uiitlioiit s to lead me to a dit i â– le rent cone uaiou 1 have thi tiouoi t be must respectfully : your obedient servant i it vi am in f llctl.kk i p s â€” inclosed certificate b lively and whiting which will show jou that ihey ut j least received no harm from the federal \ troops b 1 r col magrudci in gen butler sir â€” i have jubt received yours of the 1.1th insl w nh respect lo the firing on the anihu i lance by my cavalry i have simply to say 1 that the statement of your informant laeutire l untrue my cavulr was never ahead f ! our ao'umn whose retreat was so rapid as to cause many of your wounded to be left nti the i field witile others were carried off in iho rear instead of in the trout of your column as they ought in have been and over bridges which were immediately broken down lo pre vent pursuii vmi say the citizens who defended their j i homes must be considered either soldiers or as . sassins the are neither bo men defend - i mg their firesides against piruiicul invasion and i are entitled to the respect of all good men â€” j messrs whiting and lively whose certificate j 1 you have oltaim-d while ill duress were up i lured be ibie whiting's bouse u;.s burned 1 slated iliat the knew the depredations ' which bad been committed on their neighbors â€¢â– those depredations are acknowledged by you , both in youi order und in your letter lo me the last paragraph of your order guaranteeing protection only lo citizens at peace with the ! un'ued slates â€” thai is only to persons who think ns you think desiroys whatever meril i there mi have i n in the previous clauses j with resp.ct to the videtti private carter i desire rcfpectlully lo inform you that when a picket of lour is placed oul for twenty-four â– hours as in th s ease ai east om is permit 1 led in sleep this picket hud orders lo retreat he ore a lai^e force ol the elieuiv four men against suoo constimied however such great odds as to have justified the re-rear of the pick ' et even without orders had pnvate curler i been awake pulllttjis a lelleal would hot have , been necessary reciprocating the kind expressionscontained i in your loiter i haw the honor to be sir very ' respectfully your ob't serv't 1 ii n kiii i m ai.-iirnr.it ( ' . 1 1 . 1 1 1 . â€¢ 1 commanding j'n maj gt ii r f butler commanding fort monroe c etc orders â€” assistant surgeon john \\ . i sanford of this town received orders this morning to report himself to flag officer i tatiinl at savannah georgia where the . the < tit'i i.-tato govern ir.ent lias two v<*s . sals owe of them we believe com mantled by capt maffitt dr saudford had ap plied in case ins professional service were not needed immediately for leave to join i co it at york town ulsk.mlki.v 01 gkv 1-iluin to tlir people ni the i'miy ninth senatorial distriet i 1 have resigned my seat in i he si mile of this state and take the earli i est oppoi tiinity i have bad since i determined to do so to inform you of the fact in order that yotl may elect : ohio person to fill the vacancy i caused by m resignation theoom vi-nlion now in si ton has been en tertaining a proposition to abolish the present legislature and to take upon itself all the duties nl legisla hon which the general assembly il it should reassemble would be call ed upon to pci form this i think would be a wise and prudent course 1 he ( invention represents the ev ci eignl v of i he people is fi cull from the people and is in my judgment ettt ire v coin j>ctelit to i rtttlsllct i he important htlsiness which will alone | make n called session t i he < n-nerai t assembly ni dl nod s-iu \ . 1 he 11 i e re nee in the post to the people is an i important and might lo by a cent rob , till l easoti | oi t he i fill sad loii of the public business hy the ( n uivenl iott let the action of the t invention upon this subject be us it may i feel ! it to be in imperative duly to serve the cause of southern independence in the arm v i if 111 v count r and leave , the business ol legislation lo others w halu ei may have been m faults and j know iiu-y hi e mun how e ( r i may h.ave disappointed you m i he cm cut ion of tho important trust i you charged me with no man accuse me ot not gi ving t iinely w nming to the people to prepare for the terrible conflict in which we are now engag ed i urged tiie secession ol the s'ate at the time south carolina ah abama and mississippi went oul of , ti.o [ uion i plead for the imtncdi ate and t borough armament ol ihe stale in l he early pari of the i i si session of the general assembly laal white i declared in the senate and out of it on in y t el m n home when secession seemed lo have i e ceived its death blow ihsl i never would submit to the domination oi abraham lincoln and ihal 1 would resist his authority by every means which mv mind could conceive or my arm execute the differences which existed then 1 have eudeavor . d to forget the slanderers who stigmatized me as a traitor and rebel â€” who laughed al me because 1 pre dicted that lincoln would call upon north carolina for i ps to subju gate the seceded stale and would rather his abolition hordes at w ash i ton ( it v upon a flimscy ami lalse 1 pretext in order to invade southern soil i shall try to forgive some of them however 1 still imhl ill remein ! brance and hope to live to have a i day of reckoning with tiu-m otir i people are now united 1 hall nol revive the past to produce discord and strife among them the 1 uion ' nun vvith as much alacrity and y.ca us the secessionist have turned out in defence of the country i lie slave ' holder and the non-slaveholder land j side by side in the ranks ot our brave i und patriotic soldiery the median 1 ic the farmer the doctor the lawyer ' rich and the poor of all classes ami all callings in life have hocked to the standard of southern independ ence determined to icsist the ly j rauny and usurpation ot an ignorant i corrupt and cruel admiiiistral mit of | the federal government our people i are certain to be the victors in the i present struggle ol toe action oi the people of this state ol all parties ; nobody can complain in a moment they buried all party differences â€” before the echoes from the cannon ! ade of sumter were hushed they be gan lo rally for the defence of the south thousands left their busi ness their friends their wives chil dren their homes everything to en list in the armies of their country and not a man among the many hun ! deeds to whom i have talked in tbe ' mountains ever asked what pay he was to red ive 1'ity it is that some corresponding vigor energy and in telligence have not animated the di rectors of our military affairs in the state io that duo udyaiitujoa ini^ji lnivt lceii liken til llm mililkiy 111 ilnr uf tin ii'(iiil such wits not llu > ihr diieiitc i't'virij upon a tut tnrnlly feolde iiiiiki gild great evoiith pfvtfting tor iiihtniit dimihive actidfi 11 1 ion 1111 iircsdliifc und timid dilptf hitinii tlicm ami tho t pu^xi ties iicfiioioncil l.y tin cehrioleko iiiiporttt nitich of tlnnirtaiiils 6f greedy office hunti'ia iiimoiiis tvliuiii ho-iikmi con n|iiriiniif \ and hiirrt'shfnliy flit 1110-t liutni lulls mllilllicoiollihlh ill llii st a ti ll 1 1 1 â€¢ i i >' iiiililti'il iiik kxyttlleiu'v llii < iuv ul liuf in till lliscliai'ul i in ilntn-s llu erowdl wlio bi-.'-ir i i'd hill dav and 1 1 1 â€¢ r i 1 1 lurullici wmilil i not per ml 1 iiim in know the inttli â€” i llu i its ini|kim'il ii|kiii in rtiuiic cases , tnisliikcii in ntlii'i 111 il in very ma j nv othei'b driven fn extremitiets by 1 in i ui i inaci'mirt siiltci tut imis nf these w in stuck to ) t i i like h'cclii's hi wrth til'si'intrl y liiici'd tn tnnlic a i'nint iiiciits llu ini^ltt jict hiijin lint nihil wise have 111 dc tin coilfll i eioii nf iduus whi.'ii natural iv and ne cess a 1 iiy j|'uvftik*tl in t hr ( jui ornol'v mind nnd wliieli 1 hitppciku si ill pru v.'ti and will ih i juilut acrimilit foi s.'tnc illc'mlbiattillcioaj in ins fjuuuucl havu 1 ii'iii iciiiaiki'il upon ititc for instance in failure in aim the 1 > 1111 c"lti!ie kiilenieii us 1 10 h unused llio last winter to do i i > ss permitting the nlles winch our utincombe soan i'-'iny iad lo l taken awav from ihcin mid iriven to a company com manded by a brother of his ad jutant ( lenoral alter his adjutant general hud i \; r.^-dy promised me and cllpt mel well that the hun cetnho enuijmtny slintild retain the arms which they had been aceustom ed to use lli organising and dis losimr nt regiments so as to throw our mountain men upon the sickly reiist of virginia to die of disease engendered by bad water and a hot el i mate when the protests of the sol diet's ami their representatives in the i ms!at iii es were made known to j him airitinst such a proceeding his | breaking op a camp l instruction at i t his place and marching me i oil to lv;i!ei_di at great expense to the slate when ilnv coold have been konner organized as cheaply subsist i â€¢ d and as well drilled here as they \ have been at raleigh these are i but a few instances of the troubles } into which the governor litis got him self and the soldiers not it is to be hoped from any incompetency or in : capacity on hia part but because things have l r t geueially mixed up | at lv.ileti;li since the war and they ] have not vet found the man to nntan trie them moreover the governor was not elected fur a war vvhen he conquered ad valorem his mission was accomplished i cannot close this communication without attempting to answer the in qulrv " uave we an adjutant gen ei ai i it is believed by w ell iu lotiued gentlenien in raleigh that we have lie must be an important personage as it has been reported the convention had gone into to secret j session mi him 2\o bod t knows what he does or what he ought to do tin military system having been broken up and most of the men sub ject to military duty having volun teered and there being no mililia now to muster and not lime to do in that department it is understood rhat gen hoke has been relieved from id other duty and assigned to the su preine command of the militia the ( on vent ion im doubt wi 11 not abolish him as it proposes to do the legisla ture because his excellency the go vernor will insist that as he is unfit fur any other kind nt uusineeui and as there is nothing to do in the of fice which he libs he ought to retain it at a salary of 1,800 a year what i is the use of being a < ioverrmr if you 1 can't provide for your friends i am not and have not been an ap i plicaut to his excellency or ids hx cellency's adjutant for any office ' and they have none to confer which , 1 would accept i can therefore â– i speak freely and without rertraint â– either to praise or to censure them hy the authority of biv wise of > virginia who is acting under a com mission from president davis j an engaged in raising recruits for hi legion i will enlist mounted inei or infantry and hope to lie able t gel to the seat of war some month before those who have to reach then through the circumlocution of ollici at raleigh very respectfully your obedient servant m arch's br win ashev ille ,) nne 16 ihfil our coast defences our fellow citiseus of the easter section of the stale need not dow feel any tiiieasitie h at the announce mcnt that president davis will not receive from this state nt present mure than six regiments of twelve months volunteer troops in addition to the ten regiments of state troops for the war 1 he ( onvention havine pro ided lot the transfer to the con federate states of all the forts ari mil navy c as well as the entire conduct of tin n live military opera tions of the slate president davit assumes the entire responsibility of protecting the slate from invasion 0 of repelling tin enemy at any point tiie ability f the confederate state government to this no one doubts it has the entire confidence of on people our citizens therefore who have volunteered who i\o not join the state army tor the war and who art not included in the six regiments of volunteers will not be disbanded at once as many seem to suppose the governor is instructed by the con vention to tender to the confederate stales government the entire volun teer force of the slate already enroled and accepted if not accepted by ihe presu cut the residue after fill ing up the six regiments of volun teers and ten regiments of state troops are left to the disposal of llu legislature which meets the loth ol august if events at that time seem to require their continuance in tne service that body can make tho ne cessary disposition of them if how ever their services are not needed they will be disbanded on the 20th of august receiving full pay for their time of service and their expenses home the arrangement when un derstood will receive the sanction of all who approve of a prudent wise iiml economical administration of our state affairs until however the war is at an end we must advise our volunteers on their return home not to disband keep up your organisation if possi ble and continue to drill we fear your services will still be demanded r i l<-i<jh > i ni lard amendment the ordinance published in our last relating to the transfer of state troops to the confederate govern ment was not complete the pub lication of the ordinance in thestan dard which was a true copv as en rolled led to the discovery of the j omission of an important amendment by mr biggs which was adopted â€” wo endeavored to procure it for this i number but failed the amendment of mr biggs places all the volunteer troops now raised which are not ac cepted by president davis at the disposal of tbe legislature as stated in another article â€” lb i Â£'/* we learn that a court mar tial was held at garysburg on the 26th and 27th ult for tbe trial of privates charles i'enn and john w stokes of company " d 3d regi ment state troops charged with de sertion lt c(d j p jones pros ! dent capt win j clarke of the confederate states 7 army fudge advocate of course the findings and sentences of the court will not i be known until reviewed bv general gatlin lb a letter from hon william l ya â€¢ the montgomery ala post says a let ter has lir*-n received from hon wm l yancey one of tin comtnissioneri to europe in which he stat that o?r inde pendence will certainly he recognized b england during the month of august an<l that he expect to be it home in september

carolina watchman si:>ii-\v ii ui.t vol xix salisbury n c july s lsfji number is j j bru-ner editor and proprietor terms nii i no $ l fi.oo ton in the n a m v p ro i - 1 , i a it i'a ni'tit always in correspondence cue a ii ii i ted correspo idetioe between g*n uutlen und m agrudl r i characteristic vlugrutlor fill b oul oi'.'iipicd i but iiiuk n ,.. deiitlj ol the belief f the lowell , _ o .- 1 il towards ihe close it become â– rich | not l.n gtn bulltr <<> col hoigrwtot |),\ i ion il tuui mi i i lis in ne 11 i hi i : ii ollicui * ommuudiiig the |-' itei-n ill ( mint v hi idjje : \,, - -( apt . i>a i.'s and ln-ut poller ol the j ii |;,. iii \ . w vork vuluihuere uv i d 111 i lie boel f i lie laic e li ne ir ( utility britlgi foi tin puipi.se if bringing awaj hiij deud or wounded that i u h ell lel'l behind i trtlst the unurii â– , . i tuvilueil warfare will be exi nil d to j ffplilleinon as i hav no loll lit they will i have i'ome prisoners mk.-n with nuns \ tholr hands whom you initfbt desire ot be v | ijj to exehaoge for an peieons that ml ht i v been in unf'ortunute ih to have fallen into l li ur builds if you deem a eoui.se ilesiiahlc t ,_. i mi \ in a proper cartel might be . , i ii , i lilni jll i he he.uei nf linn hole , 1 n in ' vies | i | mve ihe honor lo bo most respect ully | i obed'nt serv't ui.-.j f bu ixbk m jj ii getu i al co^iunaiidiug r i m at udsr to gen butler lli'l.iql mi'll.lis yokk tow.s 1 um 10 il i ,. laral u f butler commanding port monroe si our people had ordera lo brlag any irumuiiicailons intended for the communder the forces at county bridge or bethel to is place and by a particular route â€” irenoe â– ,,; from cnpt davics the bearer i fi ;!,, _. t | at you hail foil i p so ne ; s lo wll i a : .. iron i r an l three citizens m t-sara carter ', wiiitmu lively and merr am ihe lust being â– ciiizau of vi ami i in your pu-.--e.-i.-iou and j a k inie in you ure desirous to exchui â– :â€¢â– m ,, for a c.orresp nding number of federal 4 p v â– n i - lii.-ts v iiii me i a . h)nr oftvr so fat a the troopei who i u i | 4 . is ., : siaui 1 ii f will send to-morrow it ; o nek in the alteriiooii it it will be cou a puderal soldier in ex huiige for bun i with resp il i 1 the wounded my first oars 5 is to have them intended to meilic.il a(i i and c ifef 1 uursillg have been pl'ovded itirii.-ad i had buried ou the held of battle lis was done within silciii of ihe coulia us wlutch were devastating the homos of ; â– .â€¢ the citizens in ur possession n--i ulu duubtless defended their home l u : i in to their ceriaiti knowledge with or without the authority of ihe ral goveranoent destroyed the private iri of their neighbors breaking up even of the ladies and coalmining dep ions numberless und of every description federal prisoner if it be agreeable t 1 you 14 sent to or u ear hampton by a sergeant will receive tbe sidctte carter who was . ed by your troops before h battle coin ed i i not think Â» more formal pro ceseary you have but one prison mine and n rf was not taken in battle \\ iu lo delivi 1 one pederul prisoner tear l unptoii by : Â» sergeant in in ex . . private carter be accepted please a i.i or iheofficer in command ai llethel ch and it shdl be done it is scarcely ity for me tu.ii the gentlemen who bore i have been received ivith every cour â– citizens ns well as by ourselves .-.â€¢ th honor to be very respectfully itc j i.a.mitikao maoiiuue gol com'g '.'â– 1 butler to col magruder iikaiiouartrnb dep't of virginia , portress monro june 13 lbtil j li l a,;i'iiiler t'i llilll hiding the forces ut yorktown : youi favor of june v2i by capt i-s with 1 flag of truce was this rtio ruing d 1 desire first to thank you for the lesy s'no'vn in tin bklg and lit mess-ngers acco 11 ihe exchange i'm private curler iwo citizens whiting and lively were n with arm in ibeir hands nm of winch discharged from the house of whiting 1 he column of our troops when all resist v.'as 1 le.-s onii when ins attack was assassination and when no offense bad ' cuinnii i'd against him the bouse from ii t le shot was fired and a building which pari of your outposts are the only i .: at.n'i < â– 1 1 j s â€¢ â– < i by troops under m.v i and the light of these had ceased fore your men ventured out from under ihworks and ditches to do usthecour of burying oir dead â€” for which aol vou â€¢ my sincere thauks after our troops wed from the field â€” limns after a build 'â– â– â– burned which furnished our wounded islter uid from which u-e bad moved n but was not binned bv our men for r kind treatment of any wounded you may tse lo accept my assurances of deep and with the oertaiutv iln't at any iportunity such courtesy and kiud fi '' i'l l â– reciprocated try that an officer so distinguished in nf the united states as yourself "â€¢â– rue i moment , suppose that the wanton of im'iva private property would â– p 'â€¢'â€¢â€¢ 1 â– . , i anthoii.-ed or tolerated by the fj'e'i'.il govern men i and its officers many of pj ai votir late associates kven now 1 jour letter is being answered and ibis is mi its way to ycill a most mi nious and hi i rare punish me nt ( in iii presence of nil the liniijin i cur tins post is being iiilliclcd on in n w ho i a ve eillisled iii ihe : 1 v i e ol till i ill led siai.'s not iii iii-is tin plundering private pro perty all the private iroperl which could ii 1 1 l the nil i , in i nil si i ii i inn , in cm is llii i . 1 1 contraband of war 01 inr-nusof feiditig or aid ing in e ne ii iv . u in il hi he â– ii llloi i a lit witlllll lo in or ill an v lias ciuiie into the i hands ol m lroops,uiid discovered wlih the it rictus e \ a niiii.it ii in , has been taken account nt colli eli-ll logrl he || he m ell lip to lilnhe ' peaceable niti/ens who have coins forward to make c i in lor it a lloliiil ill seri.-lals hai been organized and hits ulrcud reported in ... ill nil \ i tin propert til pi-aee.ili . nil l gciii . iiecessai ii s destroyed in ordei io convince you thai no wrong ijas been done to privatt propert by snj one in auihoriiy in theaestioe of ihe i iiit'd > ales i do in \ m il th liiiimi lo inclose a oopj i u gi n il ml r from ih.s dp pa rtu i tit w iii i 1 1 will sufficiently exului'.i i sell . and ihe on si active measttreahuvebeen taken rigidly loininii-i it ami to punish violatii.ns i he i en i h,il i in i e ha \ .- in h ii loll iii it i 1 ) sporadic c.is.-h i uumg to provide pnpperly i'niii inilli d li llttd men undi i m command i nlii.i a ml iii-isi situ . i u i.--i i , and believe thev will iii the future !,,â€¢ snlislanti 1 1 1 1 1 \ pre v nieil ii ml i me hi ihej i.!i ill be i epali ed . in t'nvnt of ill loyal c.iiy.-i.h us i'm n in mj pnw.-r on have done me the honor lo inform ma ' thai yidt 1 1 o cartel is u n piisonei lakeu in buttle thai is quite true he was nsleipon his p.isi and ill corn Â» me thai his thu-e colli patolis icl'l in sin h lisle t 11 ii i the fol'glll lo wuke linn up 11 i they being inounteu und i inv men on foot tin race was n difficult oi e i i it is not ihe intention of yotir iiuthtii liui to ; rent the ell c.'e ns nf v irginlu , lulti it in uci ual oonfliei with i in i mi i d si at s to pnldiers in si hat lighl shall t lie v bo rondrlt red ' plcuse hi to ti n i ne iii wliii i ligli t \ mi regard them if not sofdlera mnsl the nol be tissu-sins ' \ aei geuni of cit|itiiin du ii h cmnmiiiid will be charged to meet your -> rgeunt al four o'clock at the i illuge . t hampton for ihe ! purpose o i the exchange of private carter 1 need ho i r , | your allen'mii to the fact lb.it there will he iin an thoi r/ed acts of vu lelice collluiil l.ll b lllnse who ilie lint sulli cieatly uudai tbe reairaiut i ih ft r commatid ing officers my men compl tin thai an am ! bu slice having the wounded wuh fired into by yotw imv.iii und i am informed thai il you : nave any prisoners tin \ were laken while en gaged in ilin pious f u t %- to theii wottnded i comrades and not in b il le it > is never oc curred io my n i nd ih.it either firing into the ambulance < r the c ipturiug persons in charge i of the wounded men i un act uitboii recogniied ur sanctioned h so geiitleiuuti in command of ihe forces in virginia before i this unhappy si rift i bud nol he n ,,. ... us inineil to regard the ui is el my lute ussociate | citiaens ol the united siuies and i buve seen notllillg in l is course of ibis . mitt i in the acts of c in >*-ctelit to i rtttlsllct i he important htlsiness which will alone | make n called session t i he < n-nerai t assembly ni dl nod s-iu \ . 1 he 11 i e re nee in the post to the people is an i important and might lo by a cent rob , till l easoti | oi t he i fill sad loii of the public business hy the ( n uivenl iott let the action of the t invention upon this subject be us it may i feel ! it to be in imperative duly to serve the cause of southern independence in the arm v i if 111 v count r and leave , the business ol legislation lo others w halu ei may have been m faults and j know iiu-y hi e mun how e ( r i may h.ave disappointed you m i he cm cut ion of tho important trust i you charged me with no man accuse me ot not gi ving t iinely w nming to the people to prepare for the terrible conflict in which we are now engag ed i urged tiie secession ol the s'ate at the time south carolina ah abama and mississippi went oul of , ti.o [ uion i plead for the imtncdi ate and t borough armament ol ihe stale in l he early pari of the i i si session of the general assembly laal white i declared in the senate and out of it on in y t el m n home when secession seemed lo have i e ceived its death blow ihsl i never would submit to the domination oi abraham lincoln and ihal 1 would resist his authority by every means which mv mind could conceive or my arm execute the differences which existed then 1 have eudeavor . d to forget the slanderers who stigmatized me as a traitor and rebel â€” who laughed al me because 1 pre dicted that lincoln would call upon north carolina for i ps to subju gate the seceded stale and would rather his abolition hordes at w ash i ton ( it v upon a flimscy ami lalse 1 pretext in order to invade southern soil i shall try to forgive some of them however 1 still imhl ill remein ! brance and hope to live to have a i day of reckoning with tiu-m otir i people are now united 1 hall nol revive the past to produce discord and strife among them the 1 uion ' nun vvith as much alacrity and y.ca us the secessionist have turned out in defence of the country i lie slave ' holder and the non-slaveholder land j side by side in the ranks ot our brave i und patriotic soldiery the median 1 ic the farmer the doctor the lawyer ' rich and the poor of all classes ami all callings in life have hocked to the standard of southern independ ence determined to icsist the ly j rauny and usurpation ot an ignorant i corrupt and cruel admiiiistral mit of | the federal government our people i are certain to be the victors in the i present struggle ol toe action oi the people of this state ol all parties ; nobody can complain in a moment they buried all party differences â€” before the echoes from the cannon ! ade of sumter were hushed they be gan lo rally for the defence of the south thousands left their busi ness their friends their wives chil dren their homes everything to en list in the armies of their country and not a man among the many hun ! deeds to whom i have talked in tbe ' mountains ever asked what pay he was to red ive 1'ity it is that some corresponding vigor energy and in telligence have not animated the di rectors of our military affairs in the state io that duo udyaiitujoa ini^ji lnivt lceii liken til llm mililkiy 111 ilnr uf tin ii'(iiil such wits not llu > ihr diieiitc i't'virij upon a tut tnrnlly feolde iiiiiki gild great evoiith pfvtfting tor iiihtniit dimihive actidfi 11 1 ion 1111 iircsdliifc und timid dilptf hitinii tlicm ami tho t pu^xi ties iicfiioioncil l.y tin cehrioleko iiiiporttt nitich of tlnnirtaiiils 6f greedy office hunti'ia iiimoiiis tvliuiii ho-iikmi con n|iiriiniif \ and hiirrt'shfnliy flit 1110-t liutni lulls mllilllicoiollihlh ill llii st a ti ll 1 1 1 â€¢ i i >' iiiililti'il iiik kxyttlleiu'v llii < iuv ul liuf in till lliscliai'ul i in ilntn-s llu erowdl wlio bi-.'-ir i i'd hill dav and 1 1 1 â€¢ r i 1 1 lurullici wmilil i not per ml 1 iiim in know the inttli â€” i llu i its ini|kim'il ii|kiii in rtiuiic cases , tnisliikcii in ntlii'i 111 il in very ma j nv othei'b driven fn extremitiets by 1 in i ui i inaci'mirt siiltci tut imis nf these w in stuck to ) t i i like h'cclii's hi wrth til'si'intrl y liiici'd tn tnnlic a i'nint iiiciits llu ini^ltt jict hiijin lint nihil wise have 111 dc tin coilfll i eioii nf iduus whi.'ii natural iv and ne cess a 1 iiy j|'uvftik*tl in t hr ( jui ornol'v mind nnd wliieli 1 hitppciku si ill pru v.'ti and will ih i juilut acrimilit foi s.'tnc illc'mlbiattillcioaj in ins fjuuuucl havu 1 ii'iii iciiiaiki'il upon ititc for instance in failure in aim the 1 > 1111 c"lti!ie kiilenieii us 1 10 h unused llio last winter to do i i > ss permitting the nlles winch our utincombe soan i'-'iny iad lo l taken awav from ihcin mid iriven to a company com manded by a brother of his ad jutant ( lenoral alter his adjutant general hud i \; r.^-dy promised me and cllpt mel well that the hun cetnho enuijmtny slintild retain the arms which they had been aceustom ed to use lli organising and dis losimr nt regiments so as to throw our mountain men upon the sickly reiist of virginia to die of disease engendered by bad water and a hot el i mate when the protests of the sol diet's ami their representatives in the i ms!at iii es were made known to j him airitinst such a proceeding his | breaking op a camp l instruction at i t his place and marching me i oil to lv;i!ei_di at great expense to the slate when ilnv coold have been konner organized as cheaply subsist i â€¢ d and as well drilled here as they \ have been at raleigh these are i but a few instances of the troubles } into which the governor litis got him self and the soldiers not it is to be hoped from any incompetency or in : capacity on hia part but because things have l r t geueially mixed up | at lv.ileti;li since the war and they ] have not vet found the man to nntan trie them moreover the governor was not elected fur a war vvhen he conquered ad valorem his mission was accomplished i cannot close this communication without attempting to answer the in qulrv " uave we an adjutant gen ei ai i it is believed by w ell iu lotiued gentlenien in raleigh that we have lie must be an important personage as it has been reported the convention had gone into to secret j session mi him 2\o bod t knows what he does or what he ought to do tin military system having been broken up and most of the men sub ject to military duty having volun teered and there being no mililia now to muster and not lime to do in that department it is understood rhat gen hoke has been relieved from id other duty and assigned to the su preine command of the militia the ( on vent ion im doubt wi 11 not abolish him as it proposes to do the legisla ture because his excellency the go vernor will insist that as he is unfit fur any other kind nt uusineeui and as there is nothing to do in the of fice which he libs he ought to retain it at a salary of 1,800 a year what i is the use of being a < ioverrmr if you 1 can't provide for your friends i am not and have not been an ap i plicaut to his excellency or ids hx cellency's adjutant for any office ' and they have none to confer which , 1 would accept i can therefore â– i speak freely and without rertraint â– either to praise or to censure them hy the authority of biv wise of > virginia who is acting under a com mission from president davis j an engaged in raising recruits for hi legion i will enlist mounted inei or infantry and hope to lie able t gel to the seat of war some month before those who have to reach then through the circumlocution of ollici at raleigh very respectfully your obedient servant m arch's br win ashev ille ,) nne 16 ihfil our coast defences our fellow citiseus of the easter section of the stale need not dow feel any tiiieasitie h at the announce mcnt that president davis will not receive from this state nt present mure than six regiments of twelve months volunteer troops in addition to the ten regiments of state troops for the war 1 he ( onvention havine pro ided lot the transfer to the con federate states of all the forts ari mil navy c as well as the entire conduct of tin n live military opera tions of the slate president davit assumes the entire responsibility of protecting the slate from invasion 0 of repelling tin enemy at any point tiie ability f the confederate state government to this no one doubts it has the entire confidence of on people our citizens therefore who have volunteered who i\o not join the state army tor the war and who art not included in the six regiments of volunteers will not be disbanded at once as many seem to suppose the governor is instructed by the con vention to tender to the confederate stales government the entire volun teer force of the slate already enroled and accepted if not accepted by ihe presu cut the residue after fill ing up the six regiments of volun teers and ten regiments of state troops are left to the disposal of llu legislature which meets the loth ol august if events at that time seem to require their continuance in tne service that body can make tho ne cessary disposition of them if how ever their services are not needed they will be disbanded on the 20th of august receiving full pay for their time of service and their expenses home the arrangement when un derstood will receive the sanction of all who approve of a prudent wise iiml economical administration of our state affairs until however the war is at an end we must advise our volunteers on their return home not to disband keep up your organisation if possi ble and continue to drill we fear your services will still be demanded r i l i ni lard amendment the ordinance published in our last relating to the transfer of state troops to the confederate govern ment was not complete the pub lication of the ordinance in thestan dard which was a true copv as en rolled led to the discovery of the j omission of an important amendment by mr biggs which was adopted â€” wo endeavored to procure it for this i number but failed the amendment of mr biggs places all the volunteer troops now raised which are not ac cepted by president davis at the disposal of tbe legislature as stated in another article â€” lb i Â£'/* we learn that a court mar tial was held at garysburg on the 26th and 27th ult for tbe trial of privates charles i'enn and john w stokes of company " d 3d regi ment state troops charged with de sertion lt c(d j p jones pros ! dent capt win j clarke of the confederate states 7 army fudge advocate of course the findings and sentences of the court will not i be known until reviewed bv general gatlin lb a letter from hon william l ya â€¢ the montgomery ala post says a let ter has lir*-n received from hon wm l yancey one of tin comtnissioneri to europe in which he stat that o?r inde pendence will certainly he recognized b england during the month of august an